20
Countries represented
300+
Expected participants
2
Days of work
4
Strategic panels
7
Institutional partners
About the conference
The International Conference on Financial Guarantee is the annual gathering of the 20 APIGA member guarantee funds. For its 2026 edition, it is hosted by FONGIP in Dakar and will bring together nearly 300 participants from across Africa and international financial institutions.
Program
Day 1 — Monday, May 11
- 09:00Opening ceremony — Official speeches
- 09:30Inaugural address — H.E. The President of the Republic
- 10:30Panel 1 — The role of guarantee funds in financing African economies
- 12:00Official lunch
- 13:30Panel 2 — Financial guarantee and economic sovereignty: lessons from 20 APIGA countries
Day 2 — Tuesday, May 12
- 09:00Panel 3 — Multilateral partnerships: World Bank, AfDB, FAGACE, FSA
- 11:00Panel 4 — Innovation and digitalization in guarantee funds
- 12:30Lunch & networking
- 14:00Ministerial round table — 2026-2030 roadmap for guarantee in Africa
- 16:00Signing of the Dakar Declaration & closing
Institutional partners
Under the high patronage of the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation of the Republic of Senegal
République du Sénégal
Ministère de l'Économie
Banque Mondiale
Banque Africaine de Développement
APIGA
Fonds de Solidarité Africain
FAGACE
International Conference on Financial Guarantee
FONGIP and APIGA bring together African guarantee funds, partner institutions and economic decision-makers for two days dedicated to financing African economies.